Newsletter

The Rant: Rays fans have lost the right to complain about anything

Here's a memo to Tampa Bay Rays fans: When only 11,968 of you show up to watch arguably the best team is baseball, you lose all rights to complain when things don't go your way. When Carl Crawford leaves this offseason, don't start getting mad. Don't say things like "Management sells all our good players" or "Why can't we spend like the Yankees?" It's embarrassing. There's nothing more management can, or should, do to make you happy. That number in this pennant race is nothing short of pathetic. It makes the few real fans look bad. Show some support.